The tech giant unveiled Photos for Android, iOS and web during the opening keynote of Google I/O in San Francisco on Thursday. The app, which automatically backs up and stores an unlimited quantity of photos and videos for free, is meant to act as a home for all your photos and keep them organized.

"How often do we spend time just scrolling, scrolling to find that photo they want?" asked Anil Sabharwal, Director of Photos.

Photos and videos are stored at a higher resolution but capped at 16 megapixels and 1080p, Sabharwal added, indicating that 4K video wasn't an option.

And while tens of images seemed to load quickly and seamlessly during Google's onstage demo, Sabharwal said those images were actually stored remotely so they don't hog up precious store on mobile devices.

Google's Photos app was a long time coming and follows the company's announcement in March that Google Plus would be split into two separate products: photos and streams.

The move wasn't a surprise to many users and outsiders given Google Plus never got the same kind of traction Facebook or Twitter did. According to Stone Temple Consulting, a digital marketing agency, Google Plus apparently has just 111 million monthly active users — less than half the users Google claimed last October.

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The new Photos app automatically backs up from your phone, tablet and computer and syncs with Google Drive. It also organizes the photos based on what's in them.

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The Google Now on Tap demonstration involved finding out Skrillex's real name.

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There are now more than 4,000 apps on Android Wear.

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David Singleton takes the stage to talk about Android Wear.

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Dave explains the updates to the hardware, including the Nexus 9 standby battery life lasts up to two times longer.

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Some of the businesses who will accept Android Pay.

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Dave Burke, Vice President of Engineering at Android takes the stage to talk about apps.

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Sundar Pichai, Senior Vice President of Products at Google, welcomes guests to the keynote, including those who joining via livestream parties around the world.

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